Why are we so afraid to have our picture taken? This question is the subject of this TEDx talk by Professional photographer Peter Hurley and psychologist Anna Rowley who devised a simple…
Photo director for National Geographic David Griffin knows a thing or two about telling stories using photography. In this TED lecture he tries to demonstrate how powerful images by some of the…
In this TED video, Economics PhD and photographer Sebastião Salgado from Brazil shares a deeply personal story of the craft that nearly killed him, and shows breathtaking images from his…
Award winning Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky is known for his large-format photographs of industrial landscapes which he displayed on countless museums around the world over the years. In this TED talk,…
In 2007 American artist and photographer Taryn Simon created the American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar – a collection of images of places which are inaccessible or unknown to a…
Swedish photographer Erik Johansson might be considered a modern follower of the surrealist movement. Walking in the footsteps of M.C. Escher and Salvador Dalí, Johansson creates original, inspiring and in…
American photographer Brian Skerry is an underwater photojournalist who shoots life above and below the waves. In his 2010 TED talk he discussed both the horror and the magic of…